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User safety notice

3M™ Scott™ Cylinder and Valve Assemblies

Women are NOT smaller men

Women's Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)

Workers Memorial Day

Over 50 years ago on April 28, the Occupational Safety and Health Act was enacted, promising all workers the right to a safe job. We now recognize this significant date as Workers Memorial Day.

National Preparedness Month

Take Control in 1, 2, 3

Effective immediately: Voluntary rescission of one Merilogy Inc. approval

NIOSH honored a request by Merilogy to voluntarily rescind one NIOSH respirator approval issued to them. Read more here.

Radiological Control Technician training in Paducah

Check out the video about the RCT program in collaboration with USW Local Union 8-550 and Paducah Gaseaous Diffusion Plant.

USW Specialized Emergency Response Trainers visit southern California

Twelve Specialized Emergency Response Trainers (SERTs), along with Tony Mazzocchi Center (TMC) and Labor Institute consortium partner staff, met in Pasadena, Calif., in late spring 2023.

Heat stress in the workplace

Heat kills. In 2021, 36 workers died from heat on the job. In the last decade alone, nearly 400 workers died from heat-related illness.

Effective immediately: Voluntary rescission of Honeywell International Inc. approval

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NIOSH

NIOSH honored a request by Honeywell to voluntarily rescind the NIOSH respirator approval issued to them. Read more here.

From the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH):

NIOSH CA 2023-1060
June 2023

The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) has honored a request by Honeywell International Inc. to voluntarily rescind the NIOSH respirator approval issued to Honeywell International Inc.

The OSHA respiratory protection standard

OSHA enacted a respiratory protection standard in 1998, outlining employer responsibilities and worker's rights against respiratory hazards.

In 1998, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) enacted a respiratory protection standard which outlines employer responsibilities and worker’s rights regarding protection against respiratory hazards in the workplace.

Union health care workers participate in industry-specific training

USW members save lives. Yet every day, their own health and safety is at risk.